General Services, Department of; clarifies authority for management of real estate assets. (SB1140)

Introduced By

Sen. Chap Petersen (D-Fairfax)

Progress

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Description

Department of General Services; real estate management services. Clarifies that the authority for the management of the state's real estate assets is held by the Department of General Services. The bill also provides that the proceeds from leasing surplus state property be used to pay the costs of entering and administering the leases and to offset the cost of maintaining and operating facilities under control of the Department. Currently such proceeds are paid to the general fund. In addition the bill requires the Department to identify real property assets that are surplus to the current ones and reasonably anticipated future needs of the state and authorizes the Department to dispose of such surplus assets. Amends § 10.1-1122 (“Management, harvesting, sale of timber on state-owned land.”), § 2.2-1130 (“Care of Virginia War Memorial Carillon.”), § 2.2-1131.1 (“Establishment of performance standards for the use of property.”), § 2.2-1136 (“Review of easements; maintenance of real property records.”), § 2.2-1137 (“Location, construction or lease of state consolidated office buildings.”), § 2.2-1146 (“Department may lease certain state property; approval of leases by Attorney General; disposition of rentals.”), § 2.2-1153 (“State agencies and institutions to notify Department of property not used or required; criteria.”), § 2.2-1154 (“State agencies, institutions, to inquire of Department before acquiring land for capital improvements.”), § 2.2-1156 (“Sale or lease of surplus property and excess building space.”), § 2.2-1157 (“Exploration for and extraction of minerals on state-owned uplands.”), § 36-139.1 (“Sale of real property for housing demonstration projects.”), of the Code of Virginia. View Full Text »

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This bill mentions Virginia War Memorial, Richmond, Richmond, Carillon, Richmond.